Publishing?

NIHR Centres hold a contractual responsibility to acknowledge the NIHR in research publications, press releases and any other outputs.

We therefore ask that if your research was carried out in, or supported by the NIHR Sheffield CRF, you use the  appropriate disclaimer shown below.

Further information about acknowledging the NIHR can be found on the NIHR website.

When the research is funded by the NIHR

"This study/project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Clinical Research Facility (NIHR203957). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care."

When the research is funded elsewhere but conducted at/supported by the NIHR Sheffield CRF

“This is independent research funded by [name of research funder] and carried out at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Clinical Research Facility (NIHR203957). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the [name of the research funder], the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.”  

The award number (NIHR203957) relates to our infrastructure funding from September 2022 to August 2027. The award numbers are used in search engine audits as part of the NIHR reporting process and should be included in the acknowledgement.

NIHR Open Research complements the NIHR Journals Library. Together they ensure findings from all NIHR funded research are publicly available. NIHR Open Research provides all NIHR-funded researchers with an additional option for publishing research findings which are not published elsewhere.

Submissions to NIHR Open Research are subject to editorial checks that ensure the robustness, quality, and transparency of the underlying research. Following these checks, articles are published Open Access before peer review, so that they can be viewed and cited as quickly as possible. Expert reviewers are then selected by the editorial team and invited, and their reports and names are published alongside the article. Authors are invited to revise their articles based on the outcomes of an open and transparent review process. Articles passing peer review are indexed in industry databases such as PubMed. 

This model provides credit and visibility both for authors and reviewers while creating opportunities for collaboration. The platform publishes a wide variety of article types, covering all stages of a project or programme’s lifecycle, including method articles, study protocols, research articles, systematic reviews, data notes, case reports and clinical practice articles.

For more information, please visit the NIHR Open Research website.

You can view published articles relating to studies supported by the NIHR Sheffield CRF on our Study Results page.